Arjâm Vâks: Difference between revisions

The name ''Arjâm Vâks'' appears nowhere in Schleicher's writings, though it is consistent in structure with his ideas about the language, which he simply called ''die indogermanische Ursprache'' (the original Indo-European language). The use of the word ''Arya'' (''Arja'' in Schleicher's spelling) as a name for a unified Indo-European people was popularized by Friedrich Max Müller. Schleicher himself may not have agreed with Müller's conclusions; nonetheless, no plausible alternative presents itself, and the name is very characteristic of the time period in which Schleicher created his language. The dismal racial baggage with which the name would ultimately be saddled did not arise until decades after Schleicher's death.